Chapter 47
Senior Fuji's home is a two-story building in the common Japanese style, with milky white walls, a brick-red sloping roof, and a yard. From the gate of the house, you can see all kinds of plants arranged in the yard, all of which look well-cared for and thriving.
Of course, the cactus that senior Fuji loves is indispensable.
All kinds of cactus species I've never seen before...
I performed a stunning performance, which was enough to open a small botanical garden.
However, I noticed that the cactus he had shown me before didn’t seem to be here. Did it die?
"What's wrong?"
I pointed to the cactus on the shelf over there and said, "Zhou Zhu, that white star cactus you used to grow doesn't seem to be here anymore?"
"Oh, you mean Xiaolan? You'll know where it is soon..."
He stood at the entrance and opened the door with the key.
"Come in and put your bag down. If you're interested, I can slowly introduce you to the plants outside."
Hearing this, I nodded and followed Senior Fuji into his house.
At the entrance, Fuji-senpai handed me a pair of cute cat-shaped plush slippers. The pink ones were super cute... But, how could Fuji-senpai have such cute slippers at home?
Perhaps seeing through my confusion, he explained, "It was bought by Meizi."
I curled my lips and deliberately waved the new shoes in front of him. "Zhouzhu is lying! He didn't even take the packaging off. And this style is not only far from Yumiko's own style, but it has nothing to do with her at all!"
"So there's only one truth. These shoes were prepared by Zhou Zhu just for me, right?"
Okay, I admit that there is a gambling element in this... Actually, I'm not sure whether this pair of shoes was bought by Miko or by Zhousuke himself.
But this didn't stop me from appearing calm and trying to trick Senior Fuji.
Sure enough, the next moment, he showed a frustrated expression before admitting, "Okay, I did buy it. I saw it when I was shopping in the supermarket and thought it was cute and suitable for Nana, so I bought it..."
"Don't you like it, Nana?"
"No!"
I immediately retorted, but then realized I was overreacting and quickly tried to make amends.
"Anyway, thank you Zhou Zhu!"
I quickly put on my slippers and walked inside. The living room was clean and tidy, but the vase filled with flowers on the coffee table, the family photos on the counter, the large puzzle on the wall that everyone had worked together to put together, and the refrigerator covered with refrigerator magnets and various labels that had not been torn off in time... everywhere showed the warm traces of a big family's life.
The layout of the first floor is very simple. There is a large living room as soon as you enter the door. On the left is the open kitchen and the stairs leading to the second floor. On the right is the room of Senior Fuji's parents.
On the second floor are the rooms of the three siblings and a study.
Senior Fuji was standing at the stairs, calling me to go up to the second floor.
His room was pretty much the same as I had imagined. There was a floor-to-ceiling bookshelf the same size as the wall, filled with all kinds of books and some commemorative trophy photos. There was a single bed, and a desk facing the window with stationery neatly arranged. And on the windowsill was nothing else but the white star cactus named 'Little Blue' that I had just asked about downstairs.
He put it in his room...
"It seems Zhou Zhu really likes the white star cactus..."
I reached out and gently touched the soft white hairs on the cactus and said.
I didn't think much about it, I just thought it was because he liked it. After all, there were so many cacti downstairs, but he didn't put that pot up, but had to put this one up, right on the windowsill of his desk. Isn't it just so that he can see this cactus all the time?
Wow...what a great treatment!
Even I don't get this kind of treatment...
I simply stopped looking at the cactus and turned to examine the other things in the room. There were several trophies on the display case, which I had seen on his WeChat Moments before. Then there were photos, photos of him and Yuta. Most of them were from childhood, but as we grew older, there were fewer photos together, and if they were, Yuta would always have a sour look on his face.
Is this guy reaching his rebellious phase?
In addition to these, there are some beautiful street scenes, landscapes and some casual but good-looking portraits.
Speaking of which, at our junior high school graduation ceremony, Aunt Hayami asked Senior Fuji to take photos. He seemed to be quite interested in photography...
As I was thinking, I suddenly noticed a photo.
It's a photo of me eating bread on my graduation day. My cheeks are puffed up by the bread, and I seem to be staring at the camera with wide, wet eyes, looking like a puffed-up little squirrel, as if I've noticed it's pointing at me.
Of course I remember this photo. Damn it, he actually developed it, framed it, and put it here openly!
Wouldn't that mean everyone who enters his room can see it?!
Ahhhhhhhhhh——
However, soon, a photo next to it immediately caught my attention. It was also a photo of me, but this time it was not a frontal photo.
Instead, I was squatting outside a convenience store window feeding a dog on the side of a road near my school. The photo didn't capture my face, but I still recognized me from my body shape, hair, and clothing.
Nonsense, can't I recognize myself?
I do have the habit of buying some cat and dog food to feed stray cats and dogs when I see a convenience store on the street.
But the point is, when did Senior Fuji take this photo?
Just then, Senior Fuji came back to the room with some water. He was a little surprised to see me staring at the photos on the cabinet.
I then asked, "Zhou Zhu, the person in this photo is me, right? When did you take this photo?! I don't even have any recollection of it."
He handed me the water and then slowly said, "Well, she does look a lot like Nana..."
I said in surprise: "Huh? So you didn't know before?"
"Well, because I saw this great scene on the road, I couldn't help but take a picture with my camera..."
He smiled and picked up the photo frame, then looked at me in surprise, then looked at the person in the photo frame, and after a moment he suddenly realized something and said,
"She really does look like Nana... I guess it was fate. I later submitted this photo to a youth photography competition and won a silver medal..."
"Silver medal in the photography competition! Awesome!"
My attention was immediately drawn away.
"Does Zhou Zhu want to be a photographer in the future?"
"But no, because I think that if a hobby becomes a career, it will lose its original meaning... I just like to record some interesting and meaningful images."
That makes a lot of sense.
However, Zhou Zhu is in his third year of high school and will soon have to choose a major in college... What major will he want to choose?
Or will you play professional tennis?
I was about to ask him when he suddenly sneezed.
"Zhou Zhu, your cold is about to get worse. At first, it's just lethargy, hoarseness, and an itchy throat. The next step will be sneezing, coughing, and a runny nose. That's when you're really sick! So you have to be prepared!"
Years of experience with colds made me alert immediately, and I rolled up my sleeves and looked eager to try.
"Anyway, we must be prepared. Zhou Zhu, do you have any ginger at home?"
"As for ginger... there should be something in the kitchen... Why is Nana asking this?"
He asked with a puzzled tone.
"I'm going to make ginger soup! Ginger soup can dispel the cold! Anyway, Zhou Zhu, just sit aside and watch my performance!"
I said confidently.
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Because the takeaway we ordered hadn't arrived for a while, and I felt Zhou Zhu's sportswear was too thin, I urged him to change his clothes first, or at least put on a coat to prevent him from catching a cold and getting even sicker.
I was still busy in the kitchen when Zhou Zhu came downstairs wearing comfortable and loose home clothes.
Seeing that I was a little flustered, he took the initiative to say: "Let me help you."
"No, no! I can do it myself! It's just ginger soup. I've seen Auntie make it many times, and I've watched her make it at least ten times, so I can definitely handle something this simple!"
This is a battle where my self-esteem is at stake!
Fuji Shusuke: "...Okay."
This situation shouldn't cause the kitchen to explode, right? It's just ginger soup, it shouldn't be that powerful...
Just then, the doorbell rang.
I was overjoyed, thinking the takeaway must have arrived, but I was still peeling ginger and didn't have time to open the door to get the takeaway. Senior Fuji walked over very consciously and opened the door.
Outside the door were Oishi Shuichiro and Kikumaru Eiji.
"Hi, Fuji, I heard you were sick, so the coach asked us to come over to check on you~"
"Eh? Fuji, why did you close the door?"
Because the door and the kitchen were some distance apart, and I was busy and making noise inside, I didn't hear the conversation at the door. I stuck my head out to look, and saw that Senior Fuji quickly closed the door again, but his hands were empty.
Isn't that takeaway?
The doorbell rang again, and I watched curiously to see what was happening. Noticing my attention, Senior Fuji sighed inexplicably and opened the door again with some reluctance.
"Fuji, what are you doing opening and closing the door? Is there something you're hiding at home..."
Kikumaru Eiji pouted and spoke with some dissatisfaction, then looked to the side and exchanged glances with the girl who stuck her head out of the kitchen.
He added the following words blankly.
"...people stuff? Huh?"
The latter smiled and waved at him, his voice sweet and cute, "It turned out to be Senior Kikumaru and Senior Oishi! I thought it was takeout..."
Eh?
Koizumi-chan?
It's still Koizumi-chan wearing an apron...and...Fuji Shusuke wearing home clothes.
Could it be that—
He was so frightened by the bold idea that popped into his mind that he quickly took two steps back. Under the surprised and puzzled gaze of his companion, Dashi, he blurted out the question without thinking:
"Could it be that, could it be that you, Fuji, are already living together with your junior?"
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